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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

One afternoon, Brian the snail went for a slither at a constant speed. By 1:50 pm he had slithered 150 centimetres. By 2:10 pm he had slithered 210 centimetres. When did Brian start his slither?

(A) Noon (B) $12{:}20$ pm (C) $12{:}30$ pm (D) $12{:}45$ pm (E) $1$ pm

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